The second quarter of the 2024 earnings season has just kicked off, and the financial sector is again under the spotlight. Bank stocks are leading the pack in letting markets know how the economy is doing so far into the year's second half.
Wells Fargo's recent earnings disappointed investors, but there's a lot to like from a long-term perspective.
After briefly hitting the pause button on the market rally on Thursday, major U.S. equities indexes roared back on Friday.
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 12, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants John Campbell - Director of IR Charlie Scharf - CEO Mike Santomassimo - CFO Conference Call Participants Ken Usdin - Jefferies John Pancari - Evercore ISI Ebrahim Poonawala - Bank of America Erika Najarian - UBS Matt O'Connor - Deutsche Bank Betsy Graseck - Morgan Stanley Gerard Cassidy - RBC Capital Markets Steven Chubak - Wolfe Research Operator Welcome, and thank you for joining the Wells Fargo Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note that today's call is being recorded.
Banks today are caught between an ongoing digital shift and a challenging macro environment.
Wells Fargo beat top- and bottom-line estimates in the second quarter. But the bank sees no net interest income recovery in the near future.
The rise in non-interest income and lower provisions support Wells Fargo's (WFC) Q2 earnings while lower net interest income and a rise in expenses act as headwinds.
The headline numbers for Wells Fargo (WFC) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Wells Fargo (WFC) shares sank Friday after the lender reported a slump in second-quarter net interest income that offset higher-than-forecast results.
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC, ETR:NWT) shares dropped premarket after the bank reported lower-than-expected net interest income for Q2. Despite a net income of $4.9 billion and an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.33, exceeding analysts' expectations of $1.29, net interest income fell short at $11.92 billion compared to the estimated $12.12 billion.
Wells Fargo (WFC) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.33 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.27 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.25 per share a year ago.
The San Francisco-based bank recorded $11.92 billion in net interest income, a key measure of what a bank makes on lending, marking a 9% year-over-year decline.